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A man has been charged with attempted murder over an alleged hit-and-run on the Sunshine Coast. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyTourist charged with attempted murder over hit-and-run

A tourist has been charged with eight counts of attempted murder after a minor altercation escalated into a hit-and-run that left a woman critically injured.

Samantha Lock

A shark warning was issued on Sunday after a spike in sightings between Mullaloo Beach and Hillarys Boat Harbour.

SharksCommentsThe Perth beaches under alert as sharks frequent coastline

A number of tiger sharks have been reported along the coastline. 

Tahnee Graham

Coles and Woolworths have lashed out at new laws banning price gouging.

RetailCommentsPremiumColes, Woolies lash out at new laws banning price gouging

Coles and Woolworths have hit back at “unprecedented” Federal price-gouging laws, with one of the big chains claiming it makes around $2.50 for every $100 a customer spends.

Cheyanne Enciso

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CRIMEPremiumTeen charged over alleged coward attack in Ellenbrook

A teenage boy has been charged over an alleged coward attack in Ellenbrook that left a man unconscious on the ground with serious head injuries.

Tahnee Graham

Two women have been killed in an horrific early morning crash on the Pacific Highway near Wadalba. Nine News

NewsPremium2 women die on way home from Gaga show

Two women have died in an horrific crash while reportedly on their way home from the Lady Gaga concert in Sydney.

Nathan Schmidt

Woman fighting for life and others left seriously injured in Sunshine Coast hit-and-run.

THE NIGHTLY‘Deliberate’: International tourist hits 8 pedestrians

An international tourist allegedly intentionally ploughed through eight pedestrians after a ‘minor altercation’, leaving an Aussie woman fighting for life.

Sarah Keszler

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newsPremiumFamily home sprayed with bullets

A family home has been sprayed with bullets in a brazen shooting that left two women and a seven-year-old unharmed.

Pamela Rontziokos

About 23,000 homes and businesses are without power across Geraldton and the Mid West.

Mass outagePOWER WIPE OUT: Mid West told to brace for extended outage

More than 24,000 homes and business across Geraldton and the Mid West remain without power due to thunderstorms wreaking havoc in the region — with Western Power working to determine the cause of the outage.

Kate Campbell

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newsPremiumBig $15m bet on Aussies having dry Christmas

Wine producers have poured $15 million into a zero-alcohol facility, in a bet on changing drinking habits.

Pamela Rontziokos

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financePremiumHuge question Chalmers won’t answer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed Labor’s mid-year budget update will save billions, but stopped short of divulging the fate of a looming $42bn deficit.

Ria Pandey

Philippine fisherman have been attacked with water cannons by the Chinese coast guard. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumPhilippine fishermen injured by Chinese water cannons

Nearly two dozen Philippine fishing boats have been targeted by Chinese coast guard ships which hit them with powerful water cannons in the South China Sea.

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Firefighters are battling a bushfire north of Perth on Sunday. Pictured is Incident Controller Murray McBride at the incident control point in Julimar. Carwyn Monck

WeatherCommentsWeather wreaks havoc with emergency blazes and power outages

More than 23,00 homes are without power in the Mid West and a Chittering blaze is threatening lives and homes as the State braces for temperatures up to 40C today. 

Claire Sadler

The girl, 17, fell 30 metres to her death at a cliff in Queensland.

THE NIGHTLYWarning issued after teen tragically slips from cliff

A 17-year-old girl has died after slipping from the side of a cliff while reportedly trying to take a photo, with emergency services issuing a warning to Australians.

Max Corstorphan

Internationally renowned cabaret show, The Lady Boys of Bangkok, is making their Perth Fringe World debut next year. ANDY PAYNE

Fringe WorldCommentsLady Boys of Bangkok to dazzle Perth Fringe

Get ready Fringe World festival-goers because The Lady Boys Of Bangkok are coming to Perth. 

Hannah Cross

The girl, 17, fell 30 metres to her death at a cliff in Queensland.

QLD NewsTragedy as teen taking photo falls off cliff

A 17-year-old girl has died in Queensland after horrified onlookers watched her slip off the side of a popular cliff lookout. 

Max Corstorphan

A woman is fighting for her life and three men have suffered serious injuries after an alleged hit run crash. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NewsPremiumWoman critical after car ploughs into crowd

A woman is fighting for her life, while three other people were seriously injured when a car struck a group of pedestrians.

Liam Beatty

The Geminid meteor shower seen at the top of Niubei Mountain in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China.

SpaceCommentsResidents to witness best meteor shower tonight in Perth

Known as one of the most reliable celestial spectacles of the year, the Geminid meteor shower is set to peak across Australia tonight. Here’s how you can watch it!

Taylor Renouf

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newsPremiumMeet the ‘remarkable’ 360g tiny baby

Tipping the scale at an incredible 360 grams, Charlie Jones is believed to be the tiniest baby ever born in Queensland.

Pamela Rontziokos

Tiny newborn Charlie Jones has made history as one of the nation's smallest premmie babies. (HANDOUT/MATER HOSPITAL)

HealthHistory-making miracle premmie continues to defy odds

Tiny Charlie Jones has made history as one of the smallest premature babies in the country - tipping the scales at just 360 grams.

Robyn Wuth

The changes would gives Australians a “fairer go” at the checkout, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. NewsWire / John Gass

PoliticsPremium‘Fairer go’: Major changes to hit supermarkets

Coles and Woolies will face up to $10m in fines if they breach the new laws, announced as part of Labor’s crackdown on price-gouging.

Ria Pandey

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News‘We must not fail’: Grieving mum blasts govt

The mother of a boy who died at a juvenile detention centre has urged the state government to immediately close the controversial facility, following scathing findings by a coroner.

Emma Kirk

Evacuees have fled their homes as fighting continues along the border. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumThailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia

Fighting continues in the long-running border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia despite US President ‍Donald Trump saying he has brokered a new ceasefire.

Staff Writers

Police are hunting the gunman who opened fire at a prestigious US university. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumManhunt after two shot dead at Ivy League university

Police in Rhode Island are hunting a gunman after a mass shooting at a US Ivy League university left two ​students dead and eight others critically wounded.

KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Brooke and Geoff Tingey.

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Liquidator sounds alarm over dodgy Perth firm’s $2.3m debts

The director of a ‘boutique luxury builder’ is being reported to WA Police and the corporate regulator by the liquidator appointed to investigate the company’s collapse.

John Flint